YORK CATHEDRAL WIENER, Jacques: England, 1854, Bronze, 59 mm York Cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter and commonly
called the ‘Minster", was a secular foundation. It is cruciform in
shape and occupies the site of the church founded by Edwin and which was
destroyed at the Conquest. Between 1070 and 1154 another church was built,
the remains of which can be seen in the crypt of the present building, which
took from the 13th to the 15th centuries to build. Two great fires have
since damaged this building. The first, in 1829 destroyed the choir
woodwork, and the second, in 1840, damaged the southwest tower. The stained
glass, much of it 14th century , was replaced after World War II, having
been removed for safety in 1939. There is also an unlisted variety of this medal wherein the text is in French. |
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